On Sat, 24 Apr 93 19:52:42 EDT,
Gatlin Anthony CDT wrote -
AG> I am looking for some books on advanced bit manipulation
AG> techniques, matrix manipulation algorithms, and variant
AG> functions. Does anyone have a good bibliography?
The WIRED May/June issue (page 59) listed probably the most relevant
books on the topics (including the not-so-relevant) -
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The Bedside Crypto Reader
Further Readings on Cypherpunk Topics
General
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The Codebreakers Puzzle Palace
David Kahn (Macmillan, 1967). James Bamford (Penguin, 1983).
The seminal cryptographic history. A classic expose of thr National
Security Agency.
Books on Cryptographic Systems
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Contemporary Cryptography Cryptography and Data Security
Edited by Gustavus J. Simmons Dorothy Denning (Addison-Wesley,
(IEEE Press, 1991). A fairly 1982). A good primer to the
technical volume offering solid workings of crypto systems.
background on the subject,
including a chapter on the history
of public-key cryptography by
Whitfield Diffie.
Sci-Fi Novels Beloved by Cypherpunks
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Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card (Tor, 1985). Some vivid scenarios in which crypto
anonymity is crucial.
Shock-Wave Rider
John Brunner (Balintine, 1976). Chilling representation of an
oppresive lack of privacy in a networked society.
True Names
Werner Vinge (Blue Jay Books, 1984). A novel of cyberspace-style
sojourns that outline links between electronic identity and physical
identity.
Cheers.
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